Philips 298

General Information

• Colors:
• Gray

• SAR:
• 0.88 W/kg (head)    

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM

• 2G bands:
• GSM 900 / 1800

• GPRS:
• Class 10

• EDGE:
• No

Launch

• Announced:
• 2008, May. Released 2008

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 97 x 47.5 x 13.9 mm (3.82 x 1.87 x 0.55 in)

• Weight:
• 82 g (2.89 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM

Display

• Type:
• TFT, 256K colors

• Size:
• 1.8 inches, 10.2 cm2 (~22.1% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 128 x 160 pixels (~114 ppi density), 4-way navigation key

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

• Phonebook:
• Yes

• Call records:
• 30 received, dialed and missed calls

• Internal:
• 400 KB

Main Camera

• Single:
• VGA

• Video:
• Yes

Selfie Camera

• Video:
• Yes, No

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• Alert types:
• Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

• 3.5mm jack:
• No

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• No

• Bluetooth:
• No

• GPS:
• No

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• Proprietary

Features

• Messaging:
• SMS, EMS, MMS

• Browser:
• WAP 2.0/xHTML

• Games:
• Yes

• Java:
• No, MP3 player, Organizer

Battery

• Java:
• No, Removable Li-Ion 600 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 220 h

• Talk time:
• Up to 3 h